{"id":299524,"date":"2023-05-23T03:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T03:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=299524"},"modified":"2023-05-23T03:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T03:58:43","slug":"dragons-make-bombshell-captaincy-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=299524","title":{"rendered":"Dragons make bombshell captaincy call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack de Belin<\/a> has been named Dragons captain for the club's round 13 clash with the Dolphins<\/a>, with regular skipper Ben Hunt on State of Origin<\/a> duties.<\/p>\n

The news comes after de Belin's strong performance in St George-Illawarra's last gasp victory over the Roosters reportedly put him in calculations for NSW for the State of Origin opener.<\/p>\n

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that NSW medical staff asked for an update on de Belin<\/a> after he starred for the Dragons against the Roosters. They were told he was fit and would be available if selected.<\/p>\n

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De Belin is part of the Dragons leadership group and is the club's most experienced player in Hunt's absence.<\/p>\n

It's understood the Dragons also considered\ufeff teammates Blake Lawrie and Jaydn Su'A for the captaincy role but both will be missing for Thursday's game.<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/p>\n

Lawrie is expected to miss up to a month with a broken hand while Su'A has a hamstring problem.<\/p>\n

The Dragons forward played in the 2018 series but has not played Origin since spending more than two years out of the game under the NRL's no-fault stand-down policy as he fought sexual assault charges in the same year.<\/p>\n

De Belin was allowed to return to the game after he was found not guilty\ufeff of one sexual assault charge, while the jury could not decide on five other charges, with the DPP choosing to withdraw the charges and not pursue a third trial.<\/p>\n

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